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Everyone thought that school buses were boring and other countries were making better technological advances so America tried to one-up everyone
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Motion Pictures were the next big thing and would change education because kids would be able to take trips to the cinema and watch educational films.
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Books were being read over radios and this benefited schools because schools would not have to buy books, they could play the radio in the classroom and have the children listen.
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The first type of projectors, they did not connect to computers they just used a light bulb.
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Due to overcrowding, because of the Baby Boom, and not enough teachers, everyone thought robot teachers were the answer.
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The first photocopiers were very helpful, it made coping worksheets and tests very easy and fast.
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It was invented in 1927 but it was made popular in the 50's and there was one in almost every home and were available for classrooms by the 60's
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These were some of the first computers introduced in the classroom and homes, they were mostly in high income schools.
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Scan trons make grading a lot faster which gave teachers more time to help students and get things ready for the next day.
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iPads were introduced in 2010 and were a big hit and can be used in the classrooms to help kids learn.
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Multi touch technologies and Bio metrics are the future of educational technology.
